Australian IT: Democrats to Make Money on Open Source Gig

[ Thanks to Jason Greenwood for this link. ]

"The common misconception that open source is free is about to be debunked by the Democrats, as they charge big business $385 a head for an explanation of the party's support for open source legislation.

"Industry executives will gather in Canberra next month for a half-day forum, Democrats on Open Source Software, which will be addressed by Democrats IT spokesman Brian Grieg and South Australian MLC Ian Gilfillan..."

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